âTHIS WOULD ELIMINATE ME.” Reps Harris (D-Memphis) & Mannis (R-Knoxville) – the 2 out LGBT reps – push back on Griffey & the TNGOPâs ANTI-LGBTQ TEXTBOOK BAN.
It passed committee 8-7 (YES VOTES: Cepicky, Griffey, Haston, Hicks, Sparks, Warner, Moody, Weaver).
âAre you worried BLACK PLAYERS wonât come to Tennessee? Why didnât you go talk to the players about WHY they were kneeling?â
We asked Senators Rusty Crowe & Jon Lundberg about Coach Shay being forced out of ETSU (by boosters & TNGOP) for standing with his players.
We need more diversity and inclusion in our national and state discussions. Tullahoma City Alderman Rupa Blackwell joins the show to discuss how she is helping to elevate these issues in her rural community.
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts here, and wherever else you like to listen here.
"That's the beauty of diversity – we have so much to learn from each other."
Tullahoma Alderman @BlackwellRupa joined @Whataboutuspod1 to talk about how diversity by itself isn't enough: we need education & inclusion too.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 26, 2021
“A lot of The New York Times and Washington Post articles are using language like ‘The authorities are still determining if this was racially motivated.’ To me, that’s just as hurtful” as Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s racist tweets.
Dr. Stephanie Kang of API Middle Tennessee on the subtle racism of how the media has framed the Atlanta hate crime against Asian-Americans.
Full podcast interview with Dr. Stephanie Kang, Joseph Gutierrez, and Kit Canlas of API Middle TN available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
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Organizer Justin Jones joins to talk with Representative Johnson about his years-long struggle in leading the charge to remove the bust of former KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest from the State Capitol. Jones puts it best in his reason for focusing so heavily on the bust: if we can’t remove such a blatant symbol of racism from our Capitol, how will we ever be able to find the strength to build a true, multi-racial democracy?
FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.
"TN is being manipulated and held hostage by WHITE SUPREMACY â that has a class argument to it."@brotherjones_ joins @VoteGloriaJ on #StandingTall to talk about the KKK bust and how @TNGOP maintains the status quo through divide and conquer.
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— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 16, 2021
YESTERDAY: Senator Brian Kelsey voted against Senator Katrina Robinsonâs bill to add more substance & positivity to the black history curriculum in Tennessee schools.
TODAY: We asked him about it â while he was on an elevator full of black women.
Rep Tim Rudd swears his bathroom sign bill isnât anti-trans, but it obviously is. Even GOP Rep Pat Marsh finds Ruddâs obsession with this issue unnecessary and absurd.
(This is our masterpiece, yâall. Pls enjoy.)
“Good leadership tends to be people who have lived the hurt and the pain of terrible legislation.” Ruby Powell-Dennis of Elect Black Women PAC on #ACaseOfTheMundays talking about why it’s crucial to elect Black women for competent leadership.
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FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.